Modern Times Group

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Modern Times Group MTG AB
Company type Publicly traded Aktiebolag
Nasdaq Stockholm:  MTG A
MTG B
Industry Media
Founded1987;37 years ago (1987)
Headquarters Stockholm, Sweden
Key people
David Chance (Chairman)
Maria Redin (President and CEO)
Lars Torstensson (CFO)
Products Television, eSports, Online games and Digital networks
RevenueDecrease2.svg SEK 3.997 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2020) [1]
Increase2.svg SEK 0.035 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2020) [1]
Increase2.svg SEK -0.096 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2020) [1]
Total assets Increase2.svg SEK 10.800 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2020) [1]
Total equity Decrease2.svg SEK 5.216 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2020) [1]
Subsidiaries InnoGames
Turtle Entertainment GmbH (ESL)
Dreamhack
Kongregate
Ninja Kiwi
Website www.mtg.com

Modern Times Group (MTG) is a digital entertainment company based in Stockholm, Sweden. It formed from the media holdings of investment company Kinnevik, which in 1997 was distributed to the company stockholders. It is a strategic and operational investment holding company, managing a portfolio including gaming companies InnoGames, Ninja Kiwi and Kongregate, and digital network company Zoomin.TV.

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Kinnevik distributed the MTG shares to its shareholders in 2018 [2] and in 2019 MTG distributed shares in the newly founded Nordic Entertainment Group (now Viaplay Group) to its shareholders following the strategic transformation into a global digital entertainment company. [3]

Structure

Since July 2015, MTG's digital presence was expanded through a number of acquisitions. In 2015 MTG bought 74% of the shares in Turtle Entertainment, a top-tier esports tournament operator, owning brands such as Electronic Sports League (ESL). MTG then acquired 51% of the shares in Zoomin.TV, Europe's largest MCN and the 5th largest network on YouTube. Later the same year MTG made the acquisition of 100% of DreamHack, one of the biggest esports tournament organisers in the world. In 2016 and 2017 MTG continued its journey by acquiring 35% of a leading German games developing company InnoGames and U.S. based games publishing company Kongregate. Since the start of its investment operations, MTG has made further share acquisitions in the before-mentioned companies.

Timeline

Below is a timeline of MTG milestones since 1987.

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MTG sells its 15.1 percent interest in TV4 AB in January 2005. In March, CTC Media launches the Domashny television network in Russia.

In July 2005, Modern Entertainment Ltd., its film rights unit in Los Angeles, agreed to sell 332 films to Lionsgate Films and shut down its operations to focus on European operations. [4]

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